Westwood Professional Services

Civil Lead Engineer, Renewables

Westwood Professional Services$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
  • 5-8 years of experience in the A&E industry.
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
  • EIT certification required; PE preferred.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
  • Good mentoring skills and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead civil design for utility-scale renewable projects.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to the design team.
  • Define project tasks, schedule, and resource needs.
  • Conduct meetings and coordinate with other disciplines for project delivery.
  • Prepare project proposals and budgets; review invoicing.
  • Identify additional scope and revenue opportunities for projects.
  • Maintain ongoing communication with clients regarding projects.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a highly experienced team in the renewable energy sector.
  • Engagement in mentoring and developing junior engineers.
  • Involvement in diverse, impactful projects that contribute to renewable energy efforts.
  • Comprehensive project variety from initiation to execution.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Site Design Lead Engineer, Solar

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Renewables Site Design Lead Engineer to join our renewable energy team in one of our offices. The role is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, quality assurance/quality control, and completion of civil engineering design on renewable projects. We are looking for a detail-oriented design engineer to join our highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Requirements

Job Duties:
  • Lead and perform all aspects of civil design and technical solutions for utility-scale renewable projects.
  • Provide leadership, management, and mentorship for the design team.
  • Define project tasks, schedule, and resource requirements.
  • Conduct team meetings and coordinate with other professional disciplines to execute successful project delivery.
  • Prepare and provide support with project proposals.
  • Prepare budget on assigned projects and review invoicing under the direction of a Project Manager.
  • Identify additional scope and revenue opportunities that relate to the project and participates in business development activities.
  • Provide on-going communication with the client related to the project.
  • Establish goals for project deliverables and maintain QA/QC goals.


Skills and Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
  • Must have 5-8 years of experience in discipline within the A&E industry.
  • Must be detail oriented and efficient in problem solving.
  • EIT certification required, PE preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with department personnel and office staff; must possess strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Proficient with AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
  • Extensive experience in county and state permitting preferred.
  • Good mentoring skills.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Possess the ability to change focus quickly during a typical day.
  • Positive and solution orientated approach to problems.


For Preferred Consideration (Not Required):
  • Ideal candidate will have experience in renewable energy or display passion to learn about the renewable energy industry.

About Westwood Professional Services

Westwood Professional Services is a multi-disciplined surveying and engineering firm that provides services for residential and commercial development, wind and solar energy, power delivery, and oil and gas pipeline projects. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Westwood has over 500 employees and operates in several states across the United States.
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1972

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